David Glass (Israeli politician)
David Glass | |
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| 1977–1981 | National Religious Party |
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| Born | 16 October 1936 Balfouria, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 16 August 2014 (aged 77) Jerusalem, Israel |
David Glass (Hebrew: דוד גלס, 16 October 1936 – 16 August 2014) was an Israeli civil servant and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party between 1977 and 1981.
Biography
Born in Balfouria during the Mandate era, David Glass was educated at a yeshiva high school, before studying law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he was certified as a lawyer.
In 1956 he began working as an assistant to the director of the Religious Education Centre. In 1960 he became director of the Bureau of the
A member of the central committee of the National Religious Party and chairman of the party's Jerusalem branch, he was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in 1977. In his first term he chaired the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee. However, he lost his seat in the 1981 elections.
In 1984 he left the party due to its move to the right,
Glass was married with two children and 8 grandchildren. He died on 16 August 2014 due to problems with his
References
- ^ a b David Glass: Public Activities Knesset website
- ^ a b c d Former Shas MK David Glass, onetime confidante of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, dies The Jerusalem Post, 16 August 2014
External links
- David Glass on the Knesset website
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